Rooks:0 U's:2 - Grrrrrrrrrr

Do you ever get the feeling that everything in the whole world is conspiring against you?

Following yesterdays announcement that the Stevenage game is being moved to April 7th, I think it's unlikely that I'll be getting to another away game this season. That doesn't include The Villagers, because their "stadium" is closer to my house than the Abbey, although given my luck so far this season, Setanta will probably be asked for the game to be switched to Texas to cater for the American market.

The main reason for this is that we have ONE Saturday away game left this season, a quite ludicrous situation to be in given that it is still February, and one which (yet again) makes a mockery of the Conference's delusions of being a professional league. You wouldn't see games in a real football league being switched around to accomodate a competition as pointless as the FA Trophy. If they do insist on keeping it going it should really be restricted to midweek outings, much like the League Cup or the Johnstones Paint Trophy are for league clubs.

Quite apart from my fairly minor quibbles, it must be really frustrating if you can't get to evening games but have brought a season ticket based on the fact that the vast majority of fixtures will be on a Saturday, when in reality this year just under half (11 of 23) have been played on different days. It's not really United's fault on this occasion, but it seems that at all levels of football the needs of supporters are getting put last.

Anyway, its happier times on the pitch, where United picked up their third straight away win against lowly Lewes. While it didn't sound like the most convincing of victories, it's worth noting that the Rooks have been frustrating a number of high flying teams recently, only conceeding goals at the death when their (presumably) inferior fitness levels come into play. With this in mind, a narrow win was probably always the cards. The same again tomorrow night would do nicely.